Following her departure from Big Machine Records in 2018, Taylor Swift wanted to buy back the copyright in the master recordings of her albums.

"Innovate to Elevate" was the theme of this year's Annual Hotel Conference (AHC), held in Manchester in October ...

The metaverse offers businesses an invaluable opportunity for advertising. While the technology is still developing, several big brands have already seized...

The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill 2024 proposes expanded compensation rights for agricultural tenants impacted by game damage. It balances landlords' sporting rights with tenants' farming activities, potentially improving tenant protections and reducing conflicts.

Iain Drummond analyses Lord Sandison's recent opinion in Atalian Servest AMK Limited v BW (Electrical Contractors) Limited. This Outer House of the Court of Session case outlines the difficulty...

The Supreme Court ruled that traditional collateral warranties are not construction contracts under the Housing Grants (Construction and Regeneration) Act 1996, thus excluding them from the Act's payment and adjudication provisions. Collateral warranties must contain distinct construction obligations to qualify as construction contracts.

It is a well-known principle of Scots law that where neither party to a lease serves a termination notice (a ‘notice to quit') timeously prior to the expiry of the agreed duration...

In a recent decision by the Technology and Construction Court (TCC), Judge Stewart-Smith has clarified the position when determining whether two adjudications are "the same or substantially the same"

The Court of Appeal has recently overturned a decision of the High Court and held that a tidal beach was capable of being registered as a town or village green under the Commons Act 2006.

Stephanie Hepburn and Chloe Imrie discuss the factors taken into account by the Lands Tribunal when considering an application to vary title conditions in the recent case of Inspire Scotland CC Ltd v Wilson.

The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic essentially halted the Scottish residential property market for the first time in living memory

The Scottish Government's updated short-term lets legislation, effective August 30, 2024, introduces caps on exemptions, facilitates licence transfers, allows provisional licences during construction, mandates additional safety information, and includes technical updates impacting new and existing operators.

The weather has certainly not played ball, causing widespread challenges and long delays in harvest being completed. But it's not only the rain and wind causing the storm.

A recent decision by the City of Edinburgh Licensing Board in connection with the premises licence application of WeWork Community Workspace ...

Carphone Warehouse has been fined £400,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for inadequacies in its data security measures that came to light following a cyber-attack.

Spring has sprung, and for many rural businesses this is a time of year to plan ahead. As we inch closer to summer, demand for agricultural workers grows: farms will need to think carefully...

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 76 in 2018. Five years later, her estate is yet to be wound up due to the discovery...

UK government relaunched its data protection reform proposals last week after a six month pause. In this article, Joanna Boag-Thomson and Alison White summarise key points and concerns with the proposals.

In Beck Interiors Ltd v Eros Ltd, the Technology and Construction Court clarified that injunctions to prevent adjudication will only be granted in exceptional circumstances, specifically when the adjudicator lacks jurisdiction or pursuing the adjudication is deemed unreasonable and oppressive.

It's hard to believe how quickly time has passed since the first ScotWind leasing awards were granted in Spring 2022. Since then, there's been a lot of positive coverage around Scottish offshore wind potential...